Sec. 1. 12 MRSA §8883, sub-§1, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §12 and affected by c. 600, Pt. B, §11, is amended to read:

A. The name, address and phone number of the landowner, any designated agent, and, if known, any harvester or harvesters.__In the case of a parcel of land subject to the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law, the names, addresses and phone numbers of all landowners, including joint owners, must be provided;

Sec. 2. 12 MRSA §8883, sub-§1, ¶H-1, as enacted by PL 1999, c. 361, §5, is amended to read:

H-1. The signature of the landowner and the signature of the designated agent when a designated agent is listed in accordance with paragraph A. If the designated agent is a licensed professional forester who has a fiduciary responsibility to the landowner, the signature of the landowner is not required.__In the case of a parcel of land subject to the Maine Tree Growth Tax Law, the signatures of all landowners, including joint owners, must be provided;

Sec. 3. 36 MRSA §574-B, first ¶, as enacted by PL 1989, c. 555, §16, is amended to read:

An owner of a parcel containing forest land may apply at the landowner's election by filing with the assessor the schedule provided for in section 579; except that this subchapter shall does not apply to any parcel containing less than 10 acres of forest land. For purposes of this subchapter, a parcel is deemed to include a unit of real estate, notwithstanding that it is divided by a road, way, railroad or pipeline, or by a municipal or county line. The election to apply shall require requires the unanimous consent of all owners of an interest in a parcel, except for the State, which is not subject to taxation hereunder. All owners of an interest in a parcel shall sign the schedule provided for in section 579.

Sec. 4. 36 MRSA §579, first ¶, as amended by PL 1989, c. 555, §17, is further amended to read:

The owner or owners of forest land subject to valuation under this subchapter shall submit a signed schedule in duplicate, on or before April 1st of the year in which that land first becomes subject to valuation under this subchapter, to the assessor upon a form to be prescribed by the State Tax Assessor, identifying the land to be valued hereunder, including proof of